Orange County Shelters Near Capacity for 50,000 Evacuees as Chemical Leak Crisis Enters Day 4
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Updated · CBS New York · May 25
Orange County Shelters Near Capacity for 50,000 Evacuees as Chemical Leak Crisis Enters Day 4
9 articles · Updated · CBS New York · May 25
Nearly all overnight shelters for about 50,000 Orange County residents under mandatory evacuation orders were full or close to full by Sunday, four days after the chemical leak began.
The crisis started Thursday at GKN Aerospace in Garden Grove, and evacuation orders expanded a day later to residents in Garden Grove, Stanton, Buena Park, Cypress, Westminster and Anaheim.
Orange County opened additional sites Sunday, including RV parking at the Fairgrounds and an overnight shelter at Los Alamitos High School, while officials said they were supplying food, showers and basic necessities.
State parks told evacuees not to stay overnight at places such as Bolsa Chica State Beach, directing them instead to designated shelters with hookups, restrooms and security.
As displaced residents waited for word on returning home, volunteers, local businesses and donors stepped in with supplies for families and pets, while police increased patrols in evacuated neighborhoods.
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